Matt Murphy
Former prosecutor quoted asking where the district attorney is in the Guthrie case
Matt Murphy (Former prosecutor quoted asking where the district attorney is in the Guthrie case) has appeared as a guest on 3 episodes in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing, Capital punishment, DNA evidence.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing
Murphy conceded a more experienced judge would likely have ruled immediately on probable cause.
“A more experienced jurist would probably make the call today. That's what that's what we're all expecting”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Judge Graf Shows ZERO Confidence Despite MOUNTAINS of Evidence in Tyler Robinson Hearing, Lance Twiggs DOWNPLAYS His "Trans" Identity, w/ Aronberg, Frei, Eiglarsh, Murphy & Spilbor | Ep. 1357 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:01
Murphy initially defended the judge as playing the long game to protect the conviction on appeal.
“he wants to ensure that he indulges everything the defense raises. to ensure the integrity of the conviction during the appellate process”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Judge Graf Shows ZERO Confidence Despite MOUNTAINS of Evidence in Tyler Robinson Hearing, Lance Twiggs DOWNPLAYS His "Trans" Identity, w/ Aronberg, Frei, Eiglarsh, Murphy & Spilbor | Ep. 1357 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:10:57
Murphy argued the defense's constant objections will alienate a jury and hurt the defense at trial.
“This kind of object to everything, nails on a chalkboard, slow everything down. It's going to get worse in front of the jury”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The Full BOMBSHELL Lance Twiggs Video, Plus New Robinson Texts Revealed, with Geragos, Murphy, Aronberg, Eiglarsh, and Frei | Ep. 1356 (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 57:10
Capital punishment
Murphy described victim impact testimony as the most powerful evidence he has seen in court.
“that is the most powerful thing evidence I've ever seen in a courtroom”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Judge Graf Shows ZERO Confidence Despite MOUNTAINS of Evidence in Tyler Robinson Hearing, Lance Twiggs DOWNPLAYS His "Trans" Identity, w/ Aronberg, Frei, Eiglarsh, Murphy & Spilbor | Ep. 1357 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:45:09
Murphy predicted Robinson will be bound over, convicted, and sentenced to death.
“He's going to bind him over. He's going to go to trial. He's going to be found guilty and he's going to be sentenced to death”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The Full BOMBSHELL Lance Twiggs Video, Plus New Robinson Texts Revealed, with Geragos, Murphy, Aronberg, Eiglarsh, and Frei | Ep. 1356 (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 30:35
DNA evidence
Murphy explained that modern sensitive equipment makes DNA mixtures common on nearly every swab.
“you get a DNA mixture on just about every swab. It's almost becoming rare that you'll have a single source DNA”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Judge Graf Shows ZERO Confidence Despite MOUNTAINS of Evidence in Tyler Robinson Hearing, Lance Twiggs DOWNPLAYS His "Trans" Identity, w/ Aronberg, Frei, Eiglarsh, Murphy & Spilbor | Ep. 1357 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 59:38
Murphy said Twiggs's DNA on evidence is not sufficient to charge him without proof he helped before or after the crime.
“you really need to show that there was some sort of something beforehand or even after where he's helping. The DNA is not enough for me”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The Full BOMBSHELL Lance Twiggs Video, Plus New Robinson Texts Revealed, with Geragos, Murphy, Aronberg, Eiglarsh, and Frei | Ep. 1356 (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:17
Jury selection
Murphy said his bigger jury-selection worry is politically aligned jurors who view the murder as acceptable, more than conspiracy theorists.
“More so than the conspiracy theorists, what I'd be worried about in jury selection in this is people that come in that align politically”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Judge Graf Shows ZERO Confidence Despite MOUNTAINS of Evidence in Tyler Robinson Hearing, Lance Twiggs DOWNPLAYS His "Trans" Identity, w/ Aronberg, Frei, Eiglarsh, Murphy & Spilbor | Ep. 1357 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:34:07
Conspiracy theories in the United States
Murphy rejected Candace Owens's theories and said Israel did not kill Charlie Kirk.
“Like Israel didn't kill Charlie Kirk. Sorry, they just didn't. This is this is this is a murder case”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The Full BOMBSHELL Lance Twiggs Video, Plus New Robinson Texts Revealed, with Geragos, Murphy, Aronberg, Eiglarsh, and Frei | Ep. 1356 (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:03:23
Use immunity
Murphy explained that Twiggs received use immunity, which protects his statements and their derivatives but not independently developed evidence.
“The other is what's known as use immunity. That's also known in the federal world as queen for a day”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The Full BOMBSHELL Lance Twiggs Video, Plus New Robinson Texts Revealed, with Geragos, Murphy, Aronberg, Eiglarsh, and Frei | Ep. 1356 (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 49:08
Marsy's Law
Murphy explained that Marsy's Law gives victims recognized rights but no mechanism to enforce them on appeal.
“It is what is known as a right without a remedy. Victims have rights. It's recognized”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The Full BOMBSHELL Lance Twiggs Video, Plus New Robinson Texts Revealed, with Geragos, Murphy, Aronberg, Eiglarsh, and Frei | Ep. 1356 (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 30:06
Michael Jackson child sexual abuse allegations
Murphy, despite a career prosecuting child molesters, says people should allow themselves to enjoy Jackson's music.
“I think we all need to allow ourselves to enjoy the music”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 2:08:19
Lively v. Wayfarer Studios
Murphy argues Lively pursued the case out of ego rather than advocating for independent contractors' protections.
“She didn't do it because, in my opinion, she was driven by ego and trying to settle a score”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:58:14
Living with Michael Jackson
Murphy says prosecutors always want as many defendant statements as possible, as Jackson's interview showed.
“as a prosecutor, you always want as many statements of the defendant as possible”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:26:45
Child abuse
Murphy says sexual abuse allegations arising in custody disputes are so often false that they undermine real victims.
“it's so common that those are false allegations. And it really undermines the integrity of real victims”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:22:01
Appearances
Judge Graf Shows ZERO Confidence Despite MOUNTAINS of Evidence in Tyler Robinson Hearing, Lance Twiggs DOWNPLAYS His "Trans" Identity, w/ Aronberg, Frei, Eiglarsh, Murphy & Spilbor | Ep. 1357The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 10, 2026 · 1 h 44 min
Megyn Kelly and legal analysts Dave Aronberg, Viva Frei, Matt Murphy, Mark Eiglarsh and Jonna Spilbor dissect day five of Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing.
- The Full BOMBSHELL Lance Twiggs Video, Plus New Robinson Texts Revealed, with Geragos, Murphy, Aronberg, Eiglarsh, and Frei | Ep. 1356
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 9, 2026 · 2 h 40 min
Megyn Kelly and legal analysts react live to the Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing, including Lance Twiggs's recorded interview and newly read Robinson text messages.
- The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy
The Megyn Kelly Show · May 12, 2026 · 2 h 11 min
Megyn Kelly, Mark Geragos, and Matt Murphy weigh Michael Jackson's legacy and abuse allegations amid the Michael biopic, then critique Blake Lively's legal strategy against Justin Baldoni.
Discussed in
- CNN Identity Crisis, and How Boys Become Men, with Jesse Kelly, and New Nancy Guthrie Timeline Questions, with James Hamilton and Maureen O'Connell | Ep. 1283
The Megyn Kelly Show · Mar 27, 2026 · 2 h 31 min
Megyn Kelly, Jesse Kelly, James Hamilton and Maureen O'Connell discuss the Iran war's political fallout, CNN's identity crisis, raising boys, and the Nancy Guthrie case.
Often appears with
- Megyn Kelly · 3 shared episodes
- Viva Frei · 2 shared episodes
- Dave Aronberg · 2 shared episodes
- Mark Eiglarsh · 2 shared episodes
- Mark Geragos · 2 shared episodes
- Jonna Spilbor · 1 shared episode
- Kash Patel · 1 shared episode
- Lance Twiggs · 1 shared episode